9,025 ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7,443
- 2016: 7,809
- 2021: 9,025
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Hobart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Hobart have never been married, reflecting a very young population. The typical resident is just 34 years old, making the area far younger than the rest of Tasmania. Since 2011, the population has grown by 21% to reach 9,025 people.
9,025
▲ +21.3%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Australian figure of 38. This age has dipped slightly since 2011, when the typical resident was 35.
34 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 38.9%. Children under 15 are far less common here than across Australia, making up only 7.5% of the population.
17.3% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hobart, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.4%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population makes up 2.0%, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 5.4%.
2.0% ▲ +63.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hobart, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051027/hobart/topic/demographics-identity